Cost of college went up for all students at Garrett College

In-state tuition and fees rose 3.5 percent for 2017-18 at Garrett College, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

Maryland residents paid $7,448 to attend the two-year public institution this year $252 more than the $7,196 charged for 2016-17.

Non-residents paid 15 percent more than residents this year, or $8,568. Their price tag grew 3 percent from $8,316 in 2016-17.

About 71 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Maryland residents. About 28 percent are residents of other states and 1 percent are citizens of other countries.

Data shows 97 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 165 students received grants or scholarships totaling $843,334 and 74 students took out student loans totaling more than $429,657.

Including all undergraduates, 580 students used grants or scholarships totaling $2.73 million. Another 265 took out $1.53 million in federal student loans.

The cost of attending

Enrollment

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

2017-18

Change in tuition and fees 2014-15 to 2017-18

In-state

~535

$6,776

$7,000

$7,196

$7,448

9.9%

Out-of-state

~211

$7,868

$8,120

$8,316

$8,568

8.9%

Undergraduate financial aid

The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at the Garrett College in 2015-16.

Type of Aid

Number of students receiving aid

Percent receiving aid

Total amount of aid received

Average amount of aid per student

Federal grants

110

61%

$502,261

$4,566

State / local grant or scholarship

38

21%

$93,695

$2,466

Institutional grants or scholarships

88

49%

$247,378

$2,811

Grant or scholarship aid total

165

92%

$843,334

$5,111

Federal student loans

74

41%

$428,583

$5,792

Other student loans

1%

Student loan aid

74

41%

$429,657

$5,806

Total student aid

173

97%

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